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REAL ESTATE, LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT • CORPORATE, BUSINESS & BANKING • NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS • TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS & PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS
Adaptive reuse and redevelopment are trending in both residential and commercial land development as part of the push to revitalize underutilized urban areas. Redevelopment offers many benefits, such as giving new life to existing structures and potentially reducing construction times.
On April 4, 2021, Governor Wolf amended his November 23, 2020 order requiring all businesses to conduct their operations remotely unless impossible. The new Order removes the mandatory language and now states that “all businesses are strongly encouraged to conduct their operations in whole or in part remotely” through telework.
Yesterday, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf rescinded the state-wide order requiring anyone over the age of 11, who visits another state, to quarantine for 14 days upon returning to Pennsylvania. The so-called “quarantine” order had been in effect since November 2020.
As we begin year two of a global pandemic, most in-person activities remain severely restricted, and many employees continue to work remotely. Given these restrictions, employers may be lulled into a false sense of security that risks posed by office romance are no more.
With the initial distribution of the first vaccines approved for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration currently underway, employers are increasingly concerned about the extent to which they may or must mandate employee vaccination.
Over the years, courts have articulated various standards and factors in determining which employees of religious institutions are exempt from employment discrimination laws, and this has led to much confusion and little consistency.
